Rubdown (film)

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Rubdown
Directed by Stuart Cooper
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Original release
Network USA Network
ReleaseSeptember 15, 1993 (1993-09-15)

Rubdown is a 1993 Beverly Hills-set television thriller film directed by Stuart Cooper and starring Michelle Phillips, Jack Coleman, William Devane, and Catherine Oxenberg. [1]

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Cast

Plot

When a businessman is found dead with a bullet in his head and his wife vanishes, the masseur she was having an affair with becomes a murder suspect. The masseur is former baseball player Marion Pooley (Jack Coleman), who was offered $50,000 by the dead businessman, to sleep with the woman who has disappeared. [2]

Release

The film premiered on the USA Network on September 15, 1993. [1]

Critical response

Denise McIver of Variety panned the film, writing: "The most disturbing thing about this two-hour cable telefilm is its cynicism and the fact that none of the characters seemed redeemed, or at least changed, by their experiences. This is not to say it won’t hold one’s interest, if only for the scenario, which delivers lots of bare backs, naked legs and superficially steamy sex scenes." [1] Glenn Kenny alternately praised the film, writing: "Despite Rubdown's multiple improbabilities, this story of murder and faked identities is surprisingly absorbing, mostly due to its sassy dialogue." [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 McIver, Denise I. (September 15, 1993). "Review: 'USA World Premiere Movie Rubdown'". Variety . Archived from the original on March 20, 2017.
  2. Gibraltar Chronicle newspaper; Entertainment Guide section; 06/02/1995; Page 10
  3. Kenny, Glenn (January 28, 1994). "Rubdown". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on May 12, 2019.